March 2019

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India’s two- and three-wheelers

We mentioned the Royal Enfield motorcycle in a previous post as the bike that most men in India aspire to own.  However, they are expensive and there’s a waiting list to get one! Though we see these motorcycles often, the numbers are nothing in comparison to the gazillions of Honda/Heros that there are on the […]

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Derrekasa to Sambalpur

Derrekasa to Rajnandgaon.  75 km. 2 March. After a breakfast of poha and chai we got a tribal farewell from Ushakiran and her sister.     We were sad to leave them and their lovely peaceful way of life  – and they wanted to know when we would be back, so they obviously didn’t mind […]

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Tadoba National Park to Derrakasa

So, after our luxurious stay in Tadoba we’re back to chapati (bread), pani (water) and basic accommodation…oh, how the mighty have fallen! Tadoba to Pauni – 117km We’d promised Deepak, our fantastic safari guide, a photo with our loaded bikes before he set off for his safari first thing in the morning. As we had […]

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Nirmal to Tadoba National Park

A quick note on the present political situation between India and Pakistan.  The current tension is a long way away from where we currently and we are heading in the opposite direction, so we don’t feel worried or unsafe in anyway.  But we are keeping up to date with it all, and should things change […]

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